If it had been Dr. Jerry Buss' intention to resurrect Kobe Bryant's defiant act, to speed along the beginning of the end for the sport's biggest star in a Lakers uniform, he has done so in a dramatic way.
The owner has destroyed Los Angeles' leverage on a possible trade, delivering an unmistakable message to the Bulls and Mavericks: Don't bother throwing Luol Deng and Dirk Nowitzki in possible packages, because it's become clearer that a peaceful co-existence of Bryant and the fledgling Lakers is less and less likely.
For the good of his own image, one that he painstakingly tried to restore with Team USA over the summer, Bryant had come into training camp at least pretending that he was less miserable than usual. Buss couldn't help himself last week and started that talk all over again. To hell with peace, Buss was saying, I'm still the boss around here.
Never mind getting to opening night, the Lakers couldn't get to a preseason game in Bakersfield on Thursday without the old man fueling the fury of Bryant.
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The owner has destroyed Los Angeles' leverage on a possible trade, delivering an unmistakable message to the Bulls and Mavericks: Don't bother throwing Luol Deng and Dirk Nowitzki in possible packages, because it's become clearer that a peaceful co-existence of Bryant and the fledgling Lakers is less and less likely.
For the good of his own image, one that he painstakingly tried to restore with Team USA over the summer, Bryant had come into training camp at least pretending that he was less miserable than usual. Buss couldn't help himself last week and started that talk all over again. To hell with peace, Buss was saying, I'm still the boss around here.
Never mind getting to opening night, the Lakers couldn't get to a preseason game in Bakersfield on Thursday without the old man fueling the fury of Bryant.
Discuss Add this link to... Bury
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